title: Outcomes of silicone oil removal.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the outcome and complications of removal of silicone oil after pars plana vitrectomy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case series.
  
  
  METHODS
  Layton Rahmatullah Benevolent Trust (L.R.B.T), Free Base Eye Hospital, Karachi, from February 2008 to January 2011.
  
  
  METHODS
  Ninety five eyes of 95 patients with a history of undergoing three-port pars plana vitrectomy were included in this study that subsequently underwent removal of silicone oil. Silicone oil was removed after ophthalmoscopically determining retina attachment or when the duration of silicone oil tamponade was atleast of 6 months. Patients were followed for a period of 12 months.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Retinal re-detachment was seen in 19 (20%) out of 95 eyes, vitreous haemorrhage in 2 (2.1%) out of 95 eyes, corneal decompensation in 6 (6.3%) out of 95 eyes, hypotony in 7 (7.3%) out of 95 eyes, phthisis bulbi in 2 (2.1%) out of 95 eyes and lens opacification in 9 (9.4%) out of 95 eyes.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In this study, silicone oil removal resulted in various complications among which retinal re-detachment was the most frequent.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Layton Rahmatullah Benevolent Trust, Free Base Eye Hospital, Karachi. drshakirzafar@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Shakir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zafar
authors.forename: Syeda Aisha
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Bokhari
authors.forename: Zeeshan
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kamil
authors.forename: Munira
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shakir
authors.forename: Syed Fawad
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Rizvi
authors.forename: Ghulam Mustafa
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Memon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000601:surgery*; D012827:Silicone Oils; D013997:Time Factors; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014821:Vitrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D018630:Vitreoretinopathy, Proliferative / Q000601:surgery*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D012827:Silicone Oils